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thorntail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thorn-tail
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Discosura.

Etymology

From thorn + tail.

Inflected Forms

thorntails (plural)

Phrases

black-bellied thorntail green thorntail Letitia's thorntail wire-crested thorntail

Questions

What does thorntail mean?
Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Discosura.
Where does thorntail come from?
From thorn + tail.

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